Therapist profile
Clymie Allen, LCSW
LCSW - Family and parenting, stress and relationships
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- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Supports parenting issues
About Clymie
Clymie Allen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and California with 40 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and relationship issues. She also lists support for LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
Ms. Allen trained at the University of Southern California where she earned a Master of Social Work. Much of her career has been in community outpatient settings and at the VA hospital in Los Angeles, where she worked with veterans and family members. That background informs her work with people facing caregiving stress, aging issues, and losses.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on what is happening now. She listens, helps clarify problems, and works with people to try new ways of responding. She uses client-centered methods to follow the person’s concerns and cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns of thought and behavior.
People come to her for help with parenting strain, blended family difficulties, communication problems, and relationship conflicts. She also addresses more complex histories like abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and domestic violence with attention to safety and coping.
Ms. Allen has decades of experience with adults across the lifespan. She draws on that history when helping someone adjust to a life transition, manage mood symptoms, reduce substance-related harm, or rebuild a daily routine after loss.
How sessions work
How her approaches shape online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s priorities. The therapist gives attention to what matters most to the client and works at the client’s pace, which can help when sorting through family and parenting concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses short exercises and practical steps to change patterns that keep problems like anxiety, low mood, or sleep troubles active.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and will collaborate to choose methods that fit the situation. This helps make sessions feel focused and useful rather than one-size-fits-all.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography lists messaging, phone, and video but current options should be verified. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule, or avoid travel time. The therapist aims to adapt pacing and tools so people can apply what they learn at home and in daily family interactions.
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Experience
40+ years
Listed in
California, Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she work with?
She helps people address parenting strain, blended family issues, communication problems, and conflict related to family roles.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and conversational. She uses client-centered listening alongside cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and actions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 40 years of clinical experience, including work in outpatient community settings and at the VA hospital in Los Angeles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licensure in Texas and California and practices from California.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography lists messaging, phone, and video as services. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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